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Manchester City Suspend Mendy After Rape, Sexual Assault Charges

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By Tom Jones Usen
Updated August 26, 2021
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FILES) In this file photo taken on August 07, 2021 Manchester City’s Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva (L) and Manchester City’s French defender Benjamin Mendy (R) run with the ball during the English FA Community Shield football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 7, 2021. Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been charged with rape and sexual assault, police have said. The 27-year-old, who also plays for the French national team, is due to appear in court on August 27 charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, a spokesman for Cheshire Police said. Adrian DENNIS / AFP
FILES) In this file photo taken on August 07, 2021, Manchester City’s Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva (L) and Manchester City’s French defender Benjamin Mendy (R) run with the ball during the English FA Community Shield football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 7, 2021. 
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Manchester City left-back, Benjamin Mendy, has been suspended by the club after he was charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault on Thursday.

According to the Cheshire Police, the incidents were alleged to have occurred between October 2020 and August 2021 after three complainants over the age of 16 reported the case.

The Constabulary was quick to sound a note of warning “It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice ongoing proceedings.

In a statement, the Premier League Champions confirmed the sanction on the France international: “Manchester City can confirm that following his being charged by police today, Benjamin Mendy has been suspended pending an investigation.

“The matter is subject to a legal process and the club is, therefore, unable to make further comment until that process is complete,” the statement further read.

Mendy, who was part of France’s 2018 World Cup winning squad, has been remanded in custody ahead of an appearance at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday

The left-back joined City in 2017 from Monaco for a reported £52 million ($71 million), but has been plagued by injuries that have limited his playing time,

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